tongue; tongue-like object; clapper (of a bell); talon (of a lock)
as (X, then Y); with; in accordance with; in proportion to
to chip; to nick; to break; to lack
boundary; border; limit; bounds; frontier
chōnin (Edo-period social class of town-dwelling commoners, esp. landowning merchants); townspeople; townsfolk; tradespeople
to leave (a mark, trace, etc.); to print; to stamp; (arch.) to be a sign of; (arch.) to be an omen for
order; turn; sorting; obedient; docile; submissive
slope; incline; slope (of a linear function); gradient (vector calculus)
loose; slack; gentle (slope, curve); slow (speed); lenient; liberal
vacant land; unoccupied ground; empty lot
ward; borough; city (in Tokyo); district (e.g. electoral); section; zone (e.g. postal)
community; circles; kingdom; erathem; field (electrical); border
to protect; to guard; to defend; to keep (i.e. a promise); to abide (by the rules); to observe
sentry box; guardhouse; guard lodge; (Edo period) police box
to turn reddish-brown; to turn rufous; to become discolored; to become discoloured
grilling (fish) with salt; broiling with salt; boiling seawater to get salt
dumpling store; dumpling seller
changing (one's job, loyalties, stance, etc.); switching over; changing quarters (geisha, prostitute, etc.)
dango; dumpling (usu. sweet); ball-shaped object; something round; lump; group
outskirts (of a town); edge (of a town); just outside the city limits
one's husband; one's wife
long ago; a long time ago; already
mourning; (arch.) calamity; (arch.) misfortune
to attach; to join; to furnish (a house with); to wear; to put on; to keep a diary; to make an entry
cooking, esp. frying or stir-frying; heating; tempering; -ware
exquisite; superb; perfect; miraculous
to be intimate with; to befriend
summertime; summer season
hot; warm; passionate; impassioned; on everybody's mind; on the radar
to bear; to stand; to restrain; to control; to forgive; to put up with
to trade in (commercial goods); to deal in; to sell
sale; selling; selling point; gimmick; seller; vendor
aromatic (roasted beans, roasted tea, etc.); fragrant (e.g. burning wood); pleasant-smelling; savory-smelling (e.g. barbecued meat); savoury; appetizing
slope; incline; hill; milestone; (age) mark
sweet-smelling; fragrant; aromatic; good (reputation, condition, results, etc.); favorable
spit; skewer; proxy (computer server)